Detection and identification methods for software
US7287159B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/564
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Software is identified while in main memory by examining small portions of its executable image or by examining the results of its execution. These portions, or an encoding of them, are then compared with previously stored identifying information about at least one Software through an approximate matching process.
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